Last session before Easter sees Fernando return to group training

Vincenzo Montella’s Sampdoria squad had their last training session before Easter at the Centro Sportivo Gloriano Mugnaini in Bogliasco on Friday morning, with club lawyer Antonio Romei and sporting director Carlo Osti watching on.

The group – shorn of eight international players but bolstered by the addition of Giacomo Calo, Giovanni Gilardi, Giedrius Matulevicius, Andres Ponce and Leonardo Serinelli from the Primavera squad – focused on a series of technical and tactical drills because finishing up with a minimatch and some fitness work.

Fernando made his return to training after injury, while Angelo Palombo continued to receive treatment and undergo physiotherapy for back pain. Edgar Barreto, Lazaros Christodoulopoulos and Nenad Krsticic followed personalised training plans.

The Blucerchiati will return to training on Tuesday ahead of Sunday 3 March’s trip to Fiorentina.